PHHS Key Club Visits Kiwanis Club

Advisor Kristine Bushong.

Parsippany Hills High School Key Club members visited and had breakfast with the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany. The Key Club members could discuss all of their accomplishments so far and what upcoming events they had planned. The Key Club has been instrumental in helping the Club during the food distributions and collecting food at ShopRite for the Parsippany Food Pantry.

Key Club is an international, student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership. Key Club is dedicated to bettering our home, school, and community through service projects, fundraising, and community service. Some requirements must be completed at the beginning of the school year to be eligible for membership in Key Club.

Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany sponsors the Parsippany Hills High School Key Club.

The local programs funded by the Kiwanis Club include sponsored youth programs in the Parsippany-Troy Hills school district, such as Key Clubs in both high schools, Builders Clubs in the middle schools, and K-Kids Clubs in all of the elementary schools; Parsippany Day Care Center; Parsippany Library; the Stickley Farms family fun day and numerous other 501(c)3 organizations that serve children and families.

In addition to this financial support of children’s leadership development and service initiatives, the club meets the basic needs of the less fortunate families in our community by providing food and food cards, toiletry items, and blankets through a partnership with the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Community Center. The Club also supports state and national organizations that serve the needs of children and their families.

For more information on the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany contact Nicolas Limanov at (917) 499-7299

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Parsippany Hills High School Key Club members visited and had breakfast with the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany. The Key Club members could discuss all of their accomplishments so far and what upcoming events they had planned. The Key Club has been instrumental in helping the Club during the food distributions and collecting food at ShopRite for the Parsippany Food Pantry

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The budgeting process has been in existence for as long as the history of our nation has been recorded. The United States was born on rocky footing, mired in debt, due to the loans incurred to support the Revolutionary War.

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On Saturday, February 18, Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor James Barberio; Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development

Chairman Frank Cahill; Council President Loretta Gragnani and Councilmen Frank Neglia and Justin Musella; Robert Peluso, President Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, Nicolas Limanov and Ildiko Peluso, Board Members; as well as Nick Rafanello and Scott Donnelly, Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development; and Morris County Commissioner Director John Krickus, Commissioner Stephen Shaw; and longtime customer Carol Tiesi joined in the ribbon cutting celebration of EnVogue’s new location.

“We must consult our means rather than our wishes,” were the wise words of First President George Washington, when speaking of budgets and the wants versus the needs of the people. The budgeting process has been in existence for as long as the history of our nation has been recorded. The United States was born on rocky footing, mired in debt, due to the loans incurred to support the Revolutionary War. To ensure the growth of our nation and to make sure that it would be sustainable there had to be a solid budget foundation. It took many years for the United States to become financially sound, but through hard work and determination it was achieved. A solid budget foundation applies on the local level as well, for every government entity has a basic goal to be as efficient and effective as possible, while utilizing the least amount of resources.

We all know about March Madness and what it means in terms of college basketball, but March brings its own madness to municipalities as well. Though we may not be tossing balls into baskets, we are strategizing our own game plan on how to provide best-in-class services while maintaining a lean budget that will not place a strain on our residents. The budget process is a well-organized tool that helps us produce a resourceful and operative financial plan each year; a plan that benefits both the residents and the Township. Budgeting is a financial map that gives us a clear picture of where we are heading and what we need to do to get there. Not unlike a family budget where you make sure the money you earn adequately covers the money you spend; a municipal budget is the same but on a greater level. As a municipality, we also have the added weight of justifying our spending to those who are providing the funds to our municipal coffers. We bear the burden of difficult choices that may have to be made which may or may not always please the overall tax paying population.

After many difficult decisions made last year to ensure a balanced budget, I am proud to say that our hard work and dedication has enabled the Township to receive an Aa2 rating by Moody’s. For those who may not know, Moody’s is a bond credit rating business that provides potential investors with credit ratings and risk analysis about government entities. Obligations rated Aa2 are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. A high rating means less risk to potential investors and a lower interest rate for borrowing for the municipality.

We have been able to sustain our high ranking thereby ensuring our credibility in the financial world. As part of this Township, I hope all of you are as gratified as I am to know that Parsippany is fiscally and financially sound. As your Mayor, I look forward to ensuring many more years of economic growth and security for the town and our residents.

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